American Beauty

Summary

American Beauty is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,834 views/month, #428 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Beauty received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• American Beauty received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[4].
• American Beauty received the Academy Award for Best Actor^[5].
• American Beauty received the Academy Award for Best Director^[6].
• American Beauty received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[7].
• American Beauty received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8].
• American Beauty's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• American Beauty was directed by Sam Mendes^[10].
• Alan Ball wrote the screenplay for American Beauty^[11].
• American Beauty's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman^[12].
• American Beauty's genre is black comedy film^[13].
• American Beauty's genre is comedy drama^[14].
• American Beauty's genre is drama film^[15].
• American Beauty's genre is flashback film^[16].
• American Beauty's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[17].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Kevin Spacey^[18].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Annette Bening^[19].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Thora Birch^[20].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Wes Bentley^[21].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Mena Suvari^[22].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Chris Cooper^[23].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Peter Gallagher^[24].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Allison Janney^[25].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Scott Bakula^[26].
• A cast member of American Beauty was Sam Robards^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Bruce Cohen^[28] and Dan Jinks^[29]. American Beauty was directed by Sam Mendes^[10]. Alan Ball wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Kevin Spacey^[18], Annette Bening^[19], Thora Birch^[20], Wes Bentley^[21], Mena Suvari^[22], and Chris Cooper^[23].

Publication

Publication dates include September 8, 1999^[30], October 1, 1999^[31], and January 20, 2000^[32]. The original language of American Beauty was English^[33]. Genres include black comedy film^[13], comedy drama^[14], drama film^[15], flashback film^[16], and LGBTQ-related film^[17]. It was distributed by video on demand^[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include virginity^[35], dysfunctional family^[36], social convention^[37], role^[38], culture of the United States^[39], and midlife crisis^[40].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]; Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[4], a class of award^[44], founded in 1985^[45]; Academy Award for Best Actor^[5], an award for best leading actor^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1929^[48]; Academy Award for Best Director^[6], an award for best direction^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1929^[51]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[7], an Academy Awards^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1929^[54]; and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8], an award for best screenplay^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1941^[57]. Reviews include 8.2/10^[58], 87%^[59], and 84/100^[60].

Why It Matters

American Beauty ranks in the top 0.46% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,834 views/month, #428 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

What awards did American Beauty receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[4], Academy Award for Best Actor^[5], and Academy Award for Best Director^[6].